WHO:    Sally Anderson Bruce, Holiday Cookies Stamp photographer
        Vonzell Solomon, American Idol finalist and former postal employee
        Anita Bizzotto, Chief Marketing Officer and Executive Vice President, 
           U.S. Postal Service
        Peter Robinson, President, Pillsbury USA Division, General Mills               
        The Pillsbury Doughboy
       
WHEN:    October 20, 2005  10 a.m. (CST)
                        
WHERE:    General Mills Headquarters North Lawn

• Number One General Mills Blvd.
  Minneapolis, MN 55426
  (Public parking available in North Lot)

BACKGROUND:     Celebrating the winter holiday season, the U.S. Postal Service is issuing four stamps featuring festively decorated cookies. Two snowmen, two elves (one sugar cookie and one gingerbread), an angel, and Santa Claus are all part of the delicious fun, adding homemade warmth to seasonal correspondence. For those inspired to bake by the colorful stamps, the U.S. Postal Service is working with Pillsbury to share tips for decorating holiday cookies in its official 2005 Holiday Shipping and Mailing Guide.  Pillsbury is also bringing the stamp images to life on its Web site with additional decorating tips and easy holiday cookie recipes that start with convenient refrigerated cookie dough.

The stamp unveiling event in Minneapolis is free and open to the public. Vonzell Solomon will perform and the Pillsbury Doughboy will be present.